Two weeks ago, the principals of Benicia’s four elementary schools presented their Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) at Benicia Unified School District’s governing board meeting. On Thursday, the principals of Benicia’s middle and high schools will be presenting their goals. The SPSA is established by school site councils to develop goals, aligned to BUSD’s […]
School board approves elementary student achievement plans
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District voted unanimously to approve the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) for each of the elementary schools after hearing goals presented by the principals. According to Leslie Beatson, the assistant superintendent of educational services, the goal of the SPSA is to raise the academic performance of […]
School board to hear elementary school student achievement plans at Thursday’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will vote to approve the Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) for each of the site’s four elementary schools at Thursday’s meeting. The SPSA is established by school site councils to develop goals, aligned to BUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan, which would support the academic performance […]
School board hears LCAP update at Thursday’s meeting
Trustees of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the second goal for BUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), which includes modernizing instruction and infrastructure, at Thursday’s school board meeting. The LCAP is a plan that is required by all public schools in California to receive funding provided through the Local Control Funding […]
School board to consider new Bond Oversight Committee members at tonight’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be considering the appointment of members to the Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee at tonight’s meeting. Per the Measure S General Obligation Bonds, which were approved by voters in 2014 to provide funding for special projects at all the district schools, it is required for Benicia […]
Benicia Unified School District president: No school board election in 2016
2 incumbents, 1 newcomer to run unopposed As Benicians get caught up in who to vote for in the mayoral, city council, assembly, state senatorial, congressional, senatorial and presidential races, they will have one less election to worry about: the Benicia Unified School District’s governing board. As board President Gary Wing announced at Thursday’s school […]
Benicia Unified School District trustees to start off year with Measure S bond updates
One week from now, Benicia schools will be back in session which makes it a prime time for the school board to hear updates on the Measure S bond projects. The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be holding its first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2016-17 school year. As with last […]
School board approves contracting bid, change orders for BHS stadium
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District voted unanimously to approve two items that would expedite the progress of Benicia High School’s stadium renovation project at a short Thursday meeting. The stadium project is one of the largest projects to be funded by Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in 2014 to […]
School board to vote on bidder for Benicia High stadium renovation project
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be voting to consider awarding a contract for the Benicia High School stadium renovation project to the lowest bidder at its regular meeting Thursday. The stadium renovation is one of the districtwide projects to be financed through Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in […]
New Benicia High School courses approved at Thursday’s school board meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to approve course outlines for new courses at Benicia High School and Liberty High School as well as updated course outlines for pre-existing courses at its regular meeting Thursday- the last such meeting of the 2015-16 school year. The discussion was led by […]